SPINACH AND GORGONZOLA CRêPES
Ingredients
- 115g/4oz plain flour
- 1 free-range egg
- 1 free-range egg yolk
- pinch salt
- 300ml/10fl oz whole milk
- 2 tbsp oil
- for frying
- 300g/10½oz spinach
- chopped
- blanched
- refreshed in cold water and squeezed dry
- pinch freshly grated nutmeg
- 1 tbsp pine nuts
- toasted
- 250g/9oz gorgonzola (or a similar vegetarian blue cheese)
- 50g/2oz salted butter
- 50g/2oz parmesan cheese
- lemon wedges
- to serve
Directions
- For the crêpe batter
- sieve the flour into a bowl and make a well in the middle.
- Add the eggs
- a pinch of salt and a little milk. Mix together to create a thick paste
- then slowly incorporate the rest of the milk
- stirring constantly
- to create a batter.
- Place into the fridge to chill for 30 minutes.
- Heat a non-stick pan over a medium heat and add the oil. Pour in some of the batter and swirl it around the pan. Cook for one minute
- then turn the crêpe over. Cook for one more minute
- until golden-brown. Remove from the pan and place onto a plate. Repeat with the remaining mixture until the batter is used up.
- Heat the grill to its highest setting.
- Lay the crêpes out onto a clean work surface. Place a layer of the spinach down the middle of each crêpe
- then a sprinkle of freshly grated nutmeg.
- Sprinkle the pine nuts over each crêpe.
- Crumble the gorgonzola down the centre of each crêpe.
- Fold each crêpe up from the sides to cover the filling and transfer the crêpes to a large baking sheet.
- Add a few small pieces of butter to each crêpe and sprinkle with parmesan.
- Place under the grill to cook for 1-2 minutes
- until the topping is golden-brown and bubbling.
- To serve
- place each crêpe onto a separate plate and serve with wedge of lemon alongside.

